Looking for an elegant baby girl name for your little one?
These fancy baby girl name ideas are perfect if you’re on the hunt for a name for your little princess.
Elegant girl names are often vintage, for example Adele or Evelyn, but they can also be modern baby names with names such as Isobel providing a stylish twist on the theme.
An elegant girls name is one that sounds beautiful and feminine. It can be long or short, and there are some stunning rarely used baby name ideas to be found here!
What is a fancy girl name?
A fancy, elegant girl name is a moniker that sounds very feminine but also embodies that female strength that comes from being poised and elegant.
People may consider a fancy baby name to mean posh, however it’s also a wonderful way of celebrating femininity.
The fanciest girls names include names you would expect to find in period dramas, such as Daphne, Penelope, Camille, Tatiana and Allegra.
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The best elegant names for girls
These are the best of the bunch when it comes to classic names for girls! Some of our personal favourites include Anastasia – which is beautiful when shortened to Ana – and Octavia.
Allegra
An Italian name meaning happy and lively.
Anastasia
A name of Greek and Russian origin meaning resurrection.
Angelica
Meaning messenger of god.
Annabelle
A French name meaning favoured grace.
Antoinette
Meaning priceless.
Beatrice
A French and Italian name meaning she who brings happiness and blessed.
Camilla
Meaning acolyte.
Cecilia
Of Latin origin, meaning blind.
Charlotte
Meaning petite or feminine. This is the name of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s second child so has the royal seal of approval!
Christiana
A feminine form of the name Christian, meaning follower of christ.
Eloise
Meaning healthy and wide. This is also the name of one of the siblings in Netflix period drama hit Bridgerton.
Emelia
Meaning industrious.
Emmeline
A name of German, French and English origins meaning work.
Evangeline
A Greek name meaning bearer of good news.
Evelyn
Meaning wished for child.
Imogen
Meaning maiden or innocent.
Isabella
Meaning god is my oath.
Lucille
A French name meaning light.
Lucinda
Meaning light.
Madeline
An English name meaning high tower.
Margot
A French name meaning pearl.
Matilda
A German name meaning battle mighty.
Octavia
A Latin name meaning eighth.
Ottilie
Meaning prosperous in battle.
Penelope
Greek name meaning weaver.
Rosalie
A Latin name meaning flower.
Romilly
Meaning citizen of Rome.
Rosalind
A German name meaning pretty rose, tender or soft.
Seraphina
Meaning fiery or burning.
Silvia
Meaning spirit of the wood.
Valentina
Meaning strong or healthy.
Victoria
A Latin name meaning victory.
Vivienne
Meaning alive.
Fancy elegant girl names
Anais
A French name meaning gracious and merciful.
Bijou
French name meaning jewel.
Brigitte
Meaning exalted one.
Caledonia
Meaning hard or rocky land.
Cicely
An English name meaning blind of self beauty.
Clementine
Meaning gentle or merciful.
Cordelia
Daughter of the sea.
Coretta
An English name meaning ravine or from the round hill.
Daphne
A name that has soared in popularity due to the lead character in season one of Bridgerton. Meaning laurel tree.
Estelle
French name meaning star.
Fiorella
Meaning flower.
Francesca
Meaning the Frenchman.
Giovanna
Italian name meaning god is gracious.
Isobel
Hebrew name meaning god’s promise.
Jemima
Meaning dove.
Josephine
Meaning Jehovah increases.
Maria
Meaning of the sea or rebellious.
Natalia
Meaning Christmas Day – perfect name for a Christmas baby!
Odette
French name meaning wealth.
Olivia
Meaning olive tree.
Ophelia
Meaning aid or benefit.
Rosaline
Meaning gentle horse.
Scarlett
Meaning bright red.
Sophia
Meaning wisdom.
Tabitha
Meaning gazelle.
Vanessa
Translates to “star” in Hebrew. Can also mean butterfly.
Verity
Meaning truth in Latin.
Violetta
Meaning purple.
Classy elegant girl names
These are classy elegant girl names for parents looking to choose a name with real femininity and a touch of class.
Audrina
English name meaning noble strength.
Cosette
Meaning people of victory.
Delphine
French name meaning woman from Delphi, which was an ancient Greek city. Means dolphin in Greek.
Eleanor
English name meaning shining light.
Evelyn
An English name meaning wished for child.
Florence
A Latin name meaning blossoming or flourishing.
Giselle
French name meaning pledge.
Harriet
French name meaning keeper of the hearth, or rules the household.
Illiana
Name of Greek origin meaning bright.
Julianna
Meaning youthful.
Kristiana
Meaning follower of Christ.
Miriam
A name of Hebrew origin meaning of the sea or bitter.
Penelope
A Greek name meaning weaver.
Persephone
Meaning bringer of death.
Rochelle
Meaning little rock.
Seraphina
Meaning fiery or burning.
Susannah
English name meaning lily.
Tatiana
Meaning fairy queen – a name made famous by the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Winifred
Meaning holy or blessed.
Stunning elegant girl names
Aria
Italian name meaning song or melody.
Artemis
Meaning Apollo or butcher.
Aurelia
Meaning the golden one.
Camille
French name meaning perfect.
Caroline
Meaning strong.
Cassandra
Greek name meaning the one who shines and excels over men.
Caterina
Italian name meaning pure.
Delilah
Meaning delicate.
Dior
French name meaning golden.
Eleanora
Greek name meaning sun ray.
Eliza
Meaning pledged to god or joyful.
Elizabeth
Meaning god is my oath.
Genevieve
Meaning woman of the race.
Giovanna
Meaning god is gracious.
Gwendolyn
Meaning fair bow or blessed ring.
Henrietta
French baby name meaning keeper of the hearth.
Juliet
Meaning youthful.
Liliana
Meaning lily.
Lillibet
The Queen’s nickname and the name of Prince Harry and Meghan’s daughter, which makes this one fancy baby name! It means god is my oath.
Louisa
Meaning famous warrior.
Luciana
Italian name meaning light.
Veronica
Meaning she who brings victory or true image.
Vivian
A Latin name meaning lively.
Vivienne
Meaning alive.
Short elegant girl names
These short elegant girl names are perfect if you’re looking for something punchy. We’ve got softer sounding short names like Alma as well as more hard sounds such as Gigi.
Ada
Meaning nobility.
Agnes
Meaning chaste.
Alma
Meaning nourishing and kind and soul.
Amy
French name meaning beloved.
Ava
Meaning guarantee.
Bea
Meaning bringer of joy.
Clara
A German name meaning bright and clear.
Cora
A Greek name meaning maiden.
Demi
A French name meaning half or small.
Dora
Greek name meaning gift.
Eden
Hebrew name meaning place of pleasure.
Ella
Spanish name meaning she or her.
Elsa
Pretty name of German and Scandinavian origins meaning god is my oath.
Emmy
Meaning whole or universal.
Enid
Meaning soul or life.
Erin
Irish name meaning from the island to the west.
Esme
French name meaning loved.
Eva
Meaning life or living one.
Ever
Delicate and unusual name meaning always.
Flora
Meaning flower.
Gia
Meaning god is gracious.
Gigi
Meaning earth worker.
Iris
Greek name meaning iris.
Isla
Meaning island.
Ivy
An English and Latin name meaning vine.
Lilith
Meaning belonging to the night.
Lucy
Meaning light.
Mila
Meaning miracles in Spanish.
Oda
Meaning praise god.
Opal
Meaning jewel.
Pearl
Latin name meaning precious.
Posy
Unusual and elegant baby name meaning bunch of flowers.
Rose
After the stunning flower.
Ruby
A name of Latin and French origin meaning deep red precious stone.
Rumi
A Japanese name meaning beauty or flow.
Ruth
Meaning friend.
Suki
Meaning beloved.
Suri
A Persian name meaning red rose.
Thea
Greek name meaning goddess.
Vida
A Spanish name meaning life.
Zara
Meaning radiance.
Zoe
A Greek name meaning life.
Beautiful elegant girl names
Alexandra
Greek name meaning to ward off or protect.
Amelia
A Latin name meaning industriousness.
Annalisa
Meaning grace.
Annette
Meaning grace.
Audrina
Meaning noble strength.
Aurora
Romantic name meaning dawn in Latin.
Arielle
Meaning lion of God.
Athena
Meaning goddess of wisdom and war.
Celine
Meaning heavenly.
Claudia
Name of Latin origin meaning lame or enclosure.
Claudette
Meaning lame.
Colette
Meaning people of victory.
Daniella
Meaning god is my judge.
Dorothy
Greek name meaning gift of god.
Esmeralda
A Spanish name meaning emerald.
Francesca
Italian name meaning the Frenchman or free one.
Gabriella
Meaning devoted to god.
Gabrielle
God is my strength.
Grace
A name of Latin origin meaning charm, goodness and generosity.
Gwendolyn
Meaning fair bow or blessed ring.
Gwyneth
A Welsh name meaning happiness.
Hermione
Meaning messenger or earthly.
Jacqueline
Meaning he who supplants.
Valeria
Meaning strong, brave and healthy.
Veronica
Meaning she who brings victory.
Stunning elegant middle name combinations
If you need inspiration for the whole package here are some elegant first and middle name combinations to explore.
- Abigail Mae
- Amelia Pearl
- Anastasia Rose
- Audrey Grace
- Florence Noelle
- Hermione Lily
- Imogen Eliza
- Isabella Emilia
- Liliana Quinn
- Madison Catherine
- Olivia Wren
- Sienna Ivy
- Sophia Delphine
- Victoria Ann
